Starbucks maple macchiato

I'm not a huge Starbucks guy, but whenI'm traveling, I do often find myself in queue for a caramel macchiato. Here in Cambridge, though, the menu board also features a maple macchiato(and latte). I tried it yesterday, and it was OK but not a repeaterIMHO. So why the blog? Well, I learned yesterday that the maplemacchiato is a New England (and, accoring to some blogs, Canadian) thingonly. Carrie's query to a barista at a Chicago Starbucks yesterdayresulted in rolled eyes and a "we have some maple cookies" response. It's not even mentioned anywhere on starbucks.com. The firstbunch of google hits are bloggers who have tried the drink. Strangemarketing.

I'm not a huge Starbucks guy, but when
I'm traveling, I do often find myself in queue for a caramel macchiato.
Here in Cambridge, though, the menu board also features a maple macchiato
(and latte). I tried it yesterday, and it was OK but not a repeater
IMHO. So why the blog? Well, I learned yesterday that the maple
macchiato is a New England (and, accoring to some blogs, Canadian) thing
only. Carrie's query to a barista at a Chicago Starbucks yesterday
resulted in rolled eyes and a "we have some maple cookies" response.
It's not even mentioned anywhere on starbucks.com. The first
bunch of google hits are bloggers who have tried the drink. Strange
marketing.

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